Ashli Babbitt was a member of a terrorist organization that occupied the U.S. Capitol building. Police shot and killed her when they feared for their lives as hundreds invaded the building.
Agency: U.S. Capitol Police
Motive: Insurrection
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: No
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Ashli Babbitt
Death Date: January 6, 2021
County: District of Columbia
Geography: Urban
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon
Weapon: no object
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6484